Vienna, Austria | Xinhua | The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, on Wednesday announced a major production cut of 2 million barrels per day (bpd) starting November to bolster oil prices that have recently tumbled over recession fears. The oil alliance …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Uganda Cranes defender Godfrey Walusimbi, also known as ‘Jajja Walu’ has announced that he is retiring from active football after two decades in the game. Walusimbi started his career in 2000 at Mpigi United FC, before joining Sports Club Villa as a youth player, and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa [BADEA] has announced a USD 2 million grant to Uganda to fight the ongoing Ebola epidemic that broke out over two weeks ago. The announcement was made today at State Lodge Nakasero by BADEA Chairman Board of …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seventeen suspects are in police custody in Mbale city for cultivating and selling marijuana. The suspects were picked up in a security operation conducted in Kiteso, Buyonjo, Wasufu, and Mpumude cells in Mbale City Northern Division, led by the Division Police Commander, John Byamugisha. …
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Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday announced that former German Chancellor Angela Merkel will receive the 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. The selection committee said it was recognizing Merkel’s “leadership, courage and compassion in ensuring the protection of hundreds of thousands of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government of Japan has donated $1.5 million, approximately 5.7 Billion Shillings to the United Nations Children’s Agency-UNICEF, to support the government improve the tracking of under-immunized and un immunized children at the community level. According to Catherine Ntabadde, the spokesperson of UNICEF, the money …
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San Fransisco, U.S. | Xinhua | Tesla CEO Elon Musk has proposed to proceed with a deal to buy Twitter at the original price of 44 billion U.S. dollars, according to a financial filing on Tuesday. The offer came ahead of a trial scheduled at the Delaware Chancery Court on Oct. …
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Jakarta, Indonesia | Xinhua | The Indonesian police confirmed on Wednesday that a total of 131 people have died in a stampede last weekend after a football match in the country’s province of East Java. Earlier, police said that the number of deaths in the tragedy as of Tuesday was 125, although …
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National Exhibition Week for Science (NEWS 2022) launched to showcase science and technology innovation Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has today launched the 2022 National Exhibition for Science Week, (NEWS 22), Uganda’s annual showcase of science, technology and innovation to document progress made towards technological advancement to steer …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Massmart Holdings, the owner of Game store in Uganda has announced an outright exit from Ugandan market, having failed to get a local partner or buyer. In March 2021, Massmart announced that after a review of its operation in East Africa, it was exploring the …
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